New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-03
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN THE WEST
ST. LOUIS GETS A GOOD SHAKING UP.

THE DISTURBANCE ALSO FELT IN ILLINOIS AND
OTHER PARTS or MISS lURI.
sT. LOUIS. Aug. 9 (Speedb.-A pronounced earthquake
shock felt in this city at 1896 o'clock this morning
II lasted fifteen twenty seconds and shook walls anu
windows so that ratified loudly and the former
could almost be seen To move. IL was more violent
around the Mounted Police Station markett and shook
the building until tho sensation was decidedly unpeas-
ant Several officers the station at the time, and
each felt OF the shock and called attention
10 IT, fifteen minutes after the shock Sergeant Nc
Donough charge OF the mounted police the alta
ton was beseged by people living In the vicinity who
had been awakened by IT, and not knowing what II was
called on the police to see there had explosion
OF any kind. One man. said the sergeant asked In an
extremely agitatod manner what had caused such =
trembling OF earth He said that he had been lying
ina hammock, when he felt movement as II the ham
mock was being shaken. Jumping to the ground. he
was staggered by the shaking. and fell to the ground
The streets almost Immediately assumed appear
ance Of e people rushing Of the houses what
the matter All had felt the shock. but 30 far as
could be learned there had been no damage The
shock caused panic among tho patients 10 the various
hospitals There noise accom- panynR IL, aud the
weight OF evidence that there was only one shock
Telegrams from southern Illinois, sonihwess hi,sonr M
and Arkansas show that the shock was felt In all tue
large towns
EVANSVILLE Ind Aug 2-At 1890 O. clock this morn
ing slight shock felt here. There were
three rcnors Immediately following one another The
ther yesterday was not and sultry but there was
CHICAGO Aug. 2-Dispatches from Jacksonville, Gen.
traa and Jonesboro H. this morning indicate that inc
early earthquake shocks noted Nashville Tenn. ST.
southern and Central Illinois Al Jacksonville the
vibrations seemed be from east 10 West bot At Jones
boro from northwest 10 south In tho latter place n
rurnbng noise heard. and the shocks were OF
sufficient force pictures 10 fall from the walls
The time was 12:i0.
CAIRO, Ill., August "a severe shake OF earthquake
at 1890 o'clock this morning lasted thirty seconds IL
stopped many clocks and frightened the popUace NO
damage II reported.
HUsTsvILLE. Ala. Aug AT 1880 this morning q
distinct shock felt In this city. srousing
ssepers by the noise and motion. The vibration was
from south 10 north and was followed Oy prouactod
tremor having a duration OF about twelve secpnda
CIscfssATI Aug 2.--The Commercial Gdsete's Evans
ve Ind dispatch that at the time OF the earth
quake last night the farm OF T. r. Hayden, in Trigg
County Ky. midway between the Cumberland and
Tennessee Rivers sank four five feet below Its forme
level There 800 acres In the farm and today II
is filling with water and becoming lake.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 2.-The earthquake here last
night felt generally throughout Tennessee. except
at Memphis The direction at all points appears TO have
been from southwest to northeast and the duration was
as long as a minute in some places
In Clarksville, bottles and glassware were thrown
from the shelves and broken and many people were
badly frightened. In other places window glass and
dishes ratified Along the river reports generally state
that the shock In Franklin, KY, pictures
fell from the walls.